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ap-prefix1 Stress is determined by a subsequent element and the vowel forming this prefix may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. appear v.Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ap-. Etymology: < classical Latin ap-, assimilated form of ad- ad- prefix before p- , as in adprobāre , approbāre approve v.1 The usual reflex in Old French was a- , which is reflected in the earlier Middle English borrowings, as apere , appear v., aply , apply v., apose , appose v.1, aprise , apprise n., aprove , approve v.1 Under classicizing influence, the spelling ap- was generally restored in Middle French, and likewise ultimately in English. Compare the spelling history of e.g. appeal v., append v.1The same respelling was apparently applied analogously to a number of words which do not in fact etymologically show Latin ap- at all: compare e.g. appair v., appeach v. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ap-prefix2 Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element; see apanthropinization n.Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀπ'. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀπ', shortened form (before a vowel) of ἀπό off, away (see apo- prefix), in e.g. ἀπαγωγή apagoge n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ap-prefix3Etymology: < Welsh ap, < map son, used in pedigrees and a common prefix in surnames, as Apjohn, Aprys; compare Mac. 1647 J. Cleveland (1677) 108 It would tire a Welshman to reckon up how many Aps 'tis removed from an Annal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < prefix1 prefix2 prefix31647 |